2019-01-15

The media is lying to you about the supposed horrible state
of the world, and we swallow it—hook, line, and sinker.

While the news focuses on homicides, brutal terrorist acts,
and warnings about global diseases, they are only telling part of the story.

In this meticulously researched book, J.D. King gathers
stories, statistics, and relevant data to prove his point that the world is
improving.

Written to encourage you during these tumultuous times, Why
You’ve Been Duped into Believing that the World Is Getting Worse presents a
hopeful view of what’s happening around the globe.

"With a wealth of
accurate statistics on his side, King goes toe-to-toe with the pervasive
message of hopelessness, revealing the difference between facts and lucrative
sensationalism. A world headed towards ruin might sell more papers, but King
brilliantly proves that our world is not deteriorating. It is advancing.... If
ever we needed a book of this nature, it is now."

I've heard well-meaning
people assert that America is on the verge of collapse. Multitudes are caught
up in disaster stories. Newscasters and social media mavens tend to amplify
social unrest. For some, the future is so dim that they can barely get out of
bed in the morning. Many feel that hope has been dashed.

I’m tired of this distorted
narrative. Obviously, problems remain in the world, but there are also a number
of wonderful things occurring. Someone needs to draw attention to incidents of
progress. Much of what is deeply impacting lives--violence, economics, health,
and family--are trending in the right direction.

I felt that I must write
about the goodness and hope that is breaking into this world. Wanting others to
be aware of global advancements is part of what inspired me to write this work.

2. What was the most challenging part of writing this
book?

One of the hardest things
about this project was incorporating the statistics and relevant data points.
Over three hundred footnotes from sources such as The Washington Post, Newsweek, and Harvard University can be overwhelming. I wanted the documented
sources to be embedded within relatable stories and fast-paced narrative.
Trying to effectively bring together these elements was a considerable
challenge.

3. What can readers learn from this book?

We are not always getting the
whole story. While violence, perversion, and greed remain in our world, these
dreadful practices are not increasing. On the contrary, beauty and wonder are
growing. Many find it hard to believe, but faith, hope, and love are
transforming creation. I think the big takeaway from this book is that God is
up to something wonderful in the world and it is time to throw off fear. That
is an inspiring truth that I want everyone to discover.

Even though there were 12 apostles in Scripture, there is
still an apostolic office and function that all Christians need to know
about. In fact, many believers are
functioning apostolically—and yet, they are not fully stepping into this
unclaimed seat in the spirit realm.

When the people of God access the apostolic anointing, the
Earth will witness a greater manifestation of Jesus’ fullness and power!

Dr. Ché Ahn, president
and founder of Harvest International Ministry,
is a world-recognized apostolic leader.
In this signature book, he is taking all believers to the school of the
apostles, where they will learn to either operate in the office of apostle or
function apostolically in their current sphere of influence.

You will learn how to:

• Recognize if you are an apostle by office or apostolic in
function.

• Step into your apostolic anointing and multiply the
release of Kingdom influence through your life.

• Operate in your apostolic jurisdiction in the church or
marketplace.

• Re-culturize your sphere of influence as an ambassador of
God’s Kingdom.

When you learn how to operate apostolically, you can boldly
take your place as an ambassador of God’s Kingdom on Earth with a supernatural
assignment to transform your sphere of influence to look more like Heaven.

The Song of Solomon offers strikingly candid—and
timeless—insights on romance, dating, marriage, and sex. We need it. Because
emotions rise and fall with a single glance, touch, kiss, or word. And we are
inundated with songs, movies, and advice that contradicts God's design for love
and intimacy.

Matt Chandler helps navigate these issues for both singles
and marrieds by revealing the process Solomon himself followed: Attraction,
Courtship, Marriage ... even Arguing. The Mingling of Souls will forever change
how you view and approach love.

Matt Chandler pastors The Village Church, a multi-campus
church attended by more than 10,000 people. His sermons are regularly one of
the top five podcasts on iTunes and his book, The Explicit Gospel, has sold
over 135,000 copies. Matt lives in Dallas with his wife and three children.

Jared C. Wilson is an award-winning writer and author of the
popular books Your Jesus Is Too Safe, Gospel Wakefulness, Gospel Deeps, and the
curriculum Abide. He is pastor of Middletown Springs Community Church in
Vermont and blogs daily at TheGospelCoalition.org.

There are four ways to die, and only one of them requires an
intruder. Suicides, accidental, and natural deaths can occur without any
evidence from outside the room. But murders typically involve suspects external
to the crime scene.

If there’s evidence of an outside intruder, homicide
detectives have to prepare for a chase. Intruders turn death scenes into crime
scenes.

Join J. Warner Wallace, former atheist, seasoned cold-case
detective, and popular national speaker as he tackles his most important case
... with you on the jury!

With the expertise of a cold-case detective, J. Warner
examines eight critical pieces of evidence in the “crime scene” of the universe
to determine if they point to a Divine Intruder. If you have ever wondered if
something (or someone) outside the natural realm created the universe and
everything in it, this is the case for you.

J. Warner Wallace is a cold-case homicide detective, popular
national speaker, and author of Cold-Case Christianity. He’s been featured
repeatedly on Dateline, FOX News, and Court TV. He’s part of a three generation
law enforcement family. J. Warner and his wife have four children and live in
southern California.

"Incorrect attitudes can become strongholds that invite
assaults from hell—our fears become self-fulﬁlling prophecies."

This portion of When Heaven Invades Earth, written by Bill
Johnson, contains vital insights into the differences between love and fear—and
how each can control your life, for better or worse.

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As a fifth generation pastor, Bill Johnson lives a life rich
in the things of the Spirit, using Heaven as a model for his life and ministry.
The Senior Pastors of Bethel Church in Redding, CA, Bill and his wife Beni have
a heart to see the values of the Kingdom of Heaven filling the earth. Together
they serve a growing number of churches that have partnered together to work
toward global revival.

You are a "slave to righteousness" meaning, in the
author's words, "one who is naturally aligned with the will of God".
Being "dead to sin" and "alive to God", it is impossible to
be otherwise!

Nor are you subject to compulsive behaviors for, as LeRoy
points out, "The addict died on the cross." Diets, he says, are a
type of Law, at best useless, at worst hellish, for the Law "makes sin
increase."

The Gourmet Gospel anchors readers not just in their
immortality but in their immutability, inseparable from the love of God and
their own greatness. LeRoy draws on a rich vein of ancient wisdom—from Homer to
Shakespeare to Oscar Wilde—to show that fear and doubt are mere theatrical
characters now, no more relevant to a person's life than the feelings feigned
by an actor on stage!

Meanwhile, with fierce prophetic fervor, LeRoy delivers a
devastating critique of the condemnation regularly meted out to children of God
from our pulpits of today.

Enjoy this book (now joined by the author's audiobook
narration) and, to quote The San Francisco Review of Books, "breathe
freedom"!

Many believers are still confused about the proper place for
women in the church. Powerful and Free is a call to address the structural
message of inequality.

It is not a theological treatise on the biblical case for
female leaders (there are many excellent resources for this already).

It is not
a political program to implement some kind of affirmative action in our
leadership teams, because that doesn't work.

Rather, it is an appeal to the
hearts of men and women to recognize the existence of the glass ceiling for
women and to challenge themselves to align more fully with a Kingdom vision for
gender–blind leadership in the Body and equal male–female partnership in the
home

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Review

This is the book I have been waiting for! In his book,
Powerful and Free, Danny Silk lifts the veil to reveal a reality for many women
in the Church.

I really believe this book is a catalyst to bring a new movement
of freedom to the Body of Christ. I am thrilled to give my endorsement and look
forward to witnessing the testimonies of lives changed!